[PATCH v1 7/7] selftests: liveupdate: Add test coverage for tmpfs preservation and retrieval
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Thu Oct 15 02:47:08 PDT 2026
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Low] selftests: out-of-bounds read in ksft_print_msg format string
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commit 6c97b421e43a12b89a960f6a03326dbad1153339
Author: David Matlack <dmatlack at google.com>
selftests: liveupdate: Add test coverage for tmpfs preservation and retrieval
This extends the multi-session live update test to verify preserving a
path-backed tmpfs file and retrieving its contents post-kexec. It also
verifies that retrieve argument validation errors are retryable and allow
a subsequent valid retrieve call to succeed.
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/lib/lu_utils.c b/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/lib/lu_utils.c
> index 5c6f8bf80b297..1b1a556287d3a 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/lib/lu_utils.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/lib/lu_utils.c
[ ... ]
> +int restore_and_verify_tmpfs(int session_fd, int token, int fd,
> + const char *expected_data)
> +{
[ ... ]
> + map = mmap(NULL, page_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
> + if (map == MAP_FAILED)
> + return -errno;
> +
> + if (expected_data && strcmp(expected_data, map) != 0) {
> + ksft_print_msg("Data mismatch! Expected '%s', Got '%s'\n",
> + expected_data, (char *)map);
[Severity: Low]
Does this risk an out-of-bounds read when reporting a data mismatch?
The memory mapped at map is strictly bounded by page_size and not guaranteed
to be null-terminated. If the restored file contents lack a null terminator
due to corruption or a failed restore, the %s format specifier could read
past the page boundary and cause a crash.
Could this be printed with a length limit to ensure it safely prints only
what is mapped?
> + munmap(map, page_size);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + munmap(map, page_size);
> + return 0;
> +}
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